Escalade (ESCA) Competitors

Funko (NASDAQ:FNKO) and Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, FNKO or ESCA?

Funko has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Escalade has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FNKO or ESCA more profitable?

Escalade has a net margin of 5.30% compared to Funko's net margin of -6.72%. Escalade's return on equity of 6.86% beat Funko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Funko	-6.72%	-19.97%	-6.15%
Escalade	5.30%	6.86%	5.09%

Do analysts prefer FNKO or ESCA?

Funko presently has a consensus price target of $9.13, indicating a potential upside of 228.24%. Given Funko's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Funko is more favorable than Escalade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Funko	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Escalade	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FNKO or ESCA?

Escalade has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Funko. Funko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Escalade, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Funko	$970.70M	0.16	-$14.72M	-$1.21	-2.30
Escalade	$251.51M	0.67	$12.99M	$0.91	13.35

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FNKO or ESCA?

99.2% of Funko shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Escalade shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Funko shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.8% of Escalade shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor FNKO or ESCA?

In the previous week, Funko had 5 more articles in the media than Escalade. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Funko and 17 mentions for Escalade. Escalade's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Funko's score of 0.07 indicating that Escalade is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Funko	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Escalade	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Escalade beats Funko on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.